Improvement in stocking-supporters



A. M. WEBER.

STOCKING-SUPPORTER.

Patented May 23,1876.

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AARON M. WEBER, 0E OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN STOCKING-SUPPORTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 177,670, dated May 23,1876; application filed March 7, 1876. A i

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AARON M. WEBER, ofOshkosh, Winnebago county, Wisconsin, have invented certain Improvementsin Retainers for Stocking-Supporters, 850., of which the following is aspecification: I

The object of my invention is a retainer for skirt and stockingsupporters, and other articles and purposes, simple in construction,cheap and efficient, and capable of being securely connected to thearticle to be retained or supported without injuring the latter.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a face view of the retainer;Fig. 2, a sectional view; Fig. 3, a perspective view of part of thedevice, and Fig. 4 a view showing a modification. v

The device consists of a plate, 0., having a hook, b, at the end, and acap-plate, c, pivoted to the said plate a, and covering the point of thehook. The pl'ate a has an oblong slot, n, at one end, for the attachmentof the band, or is otherwise constructed so as to be readily secured tosupporters or other articles or garments, and near the slotted end twoears, 0 e, are formed by slitting the plate transversely and bending themetal between the slits to a position at right angles to the face of theplate. The cap a is hung to the ears 6 e by a pin, 13, passing throughthe sides or flanges of the cap, and through the ears and round the pinis coiled a spring, 8, the ends of which are secured, one to the plateand the other to the cap.. The looped portion of the hook b extendsbeyond the end of the plate, the point extending inward, so as to becovered by the end of the cap,'a slot, d, in which receives the hookwhen the cap lies against the plate, the position in which the spring 3tends to maintain it.

The hook penetrates the stocking or other garment without tearing orotherwise injuring the fabric, while it permits such a strong hold uponthe latter as to insure its retention.

The cap-plate covering the point of the hook preserves the latter frominjury, and prevents it from catching in the garments or injuring theperson of the wearer. By drawing out the cap-plate the hook is exposed,to secure or remove the garment.

It will be apparent that the device may be altered in form for differentpurposes; for instance, the plate and cap may be square, and two booksmay be used, as shown in Fig. 4.

Without confining myself, therefore, to the precise construction andarrangement of parts shown and described, I claim- A retaining deviceconsisting of a plate, a hook-or hooks connected thereto, and serving tosupport the stocking or garment, and a springcap hinged to said plate,and covering the point of the hook, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

AARON M. WEBER.

Witnesses:

THOMAS DALY, A. J. WAGNER.

